Violent fighting witnessed in Hajin east of the Euphrates after heavy raids by the International Coalition warplanes which targeted the organization’s enclave

Deir Ezzor Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored intensive bombardment after the sunset of today, Friday, which targeted the enclave which is under the control of the “Islamic State” organization, at the eastern banks of the Euphrates River, in conjunction with the return of a column of the Coalition of 7 Hummer vehicles with the artillery pieces to the International Coalition’s bases, the SOHR also monitored clashes described as violent between the Syria Democratic Forces against the members of the “Islamic State” organization, in areas in Al-Hawama neighborhood and the area of Hajin, as a result of an attack by ISIS members, accompanied by bombardment by the International Coalition and firing flare bombs in the sky of the area, also the organization targeted a bulldozer of the regime forces on the western bank of the Euphrates River, in Al-Ashayer area, amid information about damaging it.

The Syrian Observatory monitored hours ago, that the Syria Democratic Forces and forces of the International Coalition continue their military movements at the contact areas with the last enclave of the “Islamic State” at the east banks of Euphrates River, in preparation by the first to end what is left for the Organization east of Euphrates, where the Syrian Observatory monitored the entry of a new column of the International Coalition consists of 7 artillery-equipped Hummer vehicles to the contact areas, in conjunction with sporadic artillery shelling on positions of the Organization in the area by the Coalition forces and the Syria Democratic Forces, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published today that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the Syria Democratic Forces brought more military reinforcements, to the vicinity of ISIS enclave in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory: the SDF brought about 1700 fighters in the last 24 hours from the areas of Ayn al-Arab (Kobani), Manbij, and other areas under the control of SDF, where fighters of several factions of SDF were brought such as Jaysh al-Thowwar, the Kurdish Front brigade, and others, in addition to bringing members of the Internal security forces “Asayish”, as part of the continuous preparations by the Syria Democratic Forces to begin the grand ground military operation, which aims to end the presence of the Organization east of Euphrates, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on Wednesday that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored clashes between the Syria Democratic Forces against the “Islamic State” Organization, in areas within the last enclave of the Organization in the eastern sector of Deir Ezzor countryside, after an infiltration by members of the Organization yesterday evening in an attempt to expand in the area, but SDF members stopped the attacks with the support of the aerial and missile shelling, and no information about casualties until now, while the shelling was renewed this morning, the 15th of November 2018, where the International Coalition warplanes targeted sites and areas controlled by the “Islamic State” Organization in its last enclave, in conjunction with renewed rocket shelling by SDF on the area, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday evening that International Coalition warplanes continue to fly over the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor province, where the last enclave of the “Islamic State” Organization is located on the east bank of Euphrates River, coincided with airstrikes every now and then targeting sites and points of the Organization within its last enclave in the area, accompanied by the continuation of rocket shelling by SDF, who in turn continue to their preparations for a final ground attack within the grand battle to end the presence of the Organization in the area, and the Syrian Observatory published hours ago that the Syria Democratic Forces continue their preparations and military preparations to start the grand military operation, which is expected to begin at any moment against the last enclave under the control of the “Islamic State” organization at the east banks of Euphrates River, the ground military operation which was supposed to begin days ago, was confined during these days to aerial and ground bombardment without any ground attacks, and in the same context, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored renewed airstrikes by Coalition warplanes targeting sites and points of the Organization within its last pocket in Hajin, al-Susah, and east of al-Tank oilfield, which caused more casualties in the ranks of the Organization, where it rose to 21 including a local leader, the number of members of the “Islamic State” Organization who were killed in airstrikes by International Coalition during the past 24 hours in Hajin and al-Susah, amid information about more casualties in the vicinity of al-Tank oilfield.